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Breaking Down the New U.S. HIV Incidence Figures
Kevin Fenton explains the newly revised official U.S. HIV incidence estimates, which show that approximately 56,000 -- not 40,000 -- individuals per year become infected with HIV in the United States.
Genital Beading: A Risk Factor for HIV in Taiwanese Men (Posted Sept. 22, 2008)
Tony Szu-Hsien Lee explains the practice of genital beading (inserting small beads underneath the skin of the penis shaft) among injection drug users in Taiwan, and how it may increase HIV risk.
Breaking Down the New U.S. HIV Incidence Figures (Posted Aug. 3, 2008)
Kevin Fenton explains the newly revised official U.S. HIV incidence estimates, which show that approximately 56,000 -- not 40,000 -- individuals per year become infected with HIV in the United States.
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